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Foreword 2
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Second, putting teacher and student perspectives side-by-
side encourages dialogue, rather than monologue. Teachers become
students, and students become teachers. When students see that
teachers actually want to and can learn from them – what the I feel privileged to have the opportunity to write the
teachers says has much more meaning. foreword of this e-publication on the practices of good teaching
which is an issue of importance in the landscape of education.
Third, when teachers and students listen to each other – Though good teaching lacks a clear definition, current thinking about
learning becomes more exciting, more enlightening and more active. good teaching sees thoughtful, reflective practices as the bedrock
When this happens learning moves to a different plane – it becomes of professional growth. More importantly, the focus in professional
alive. As Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote: "The main part of discourses on excellence in teaching stresses the formation of
education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make learning communities where students and teachers come together
facts live." to construct knowledge and to engage in intellectual interaction.
I recommend this book for anyone with a passion to improve The title of this e-book highlights the ‘enlightening’ power of
learning and teaching at the same time. So do yourself a favor, make lived experiences on the participants’ perceptions of their life-world.
a nice hot cup of tea, sit down, and be enlightened. The word ‘enlighten’ is formed by affixes attached to the word stem
‘light’, suggesting the ways in which experienced events shed light
Prof. Allan David Walker on one’s understanding of situations and phenomena. The concept
Chair Professor of ‘enlightenment’ originates from the 18th-century philosophical
Department of Education Policy and Leadership movement which stresses the importance of critical reappraisal
Dean of Faculty of Education and Human Development of existing ideas. When used within the context of religion, it
means spiritual awakening and revelation. When used in a general
sense, and within the realm of education, it means the gaining of
greater knowledge and insights that enables one to view a situation
or a subject in an evolved way. Enlightening experiences have
transformational effects on the teachers and teachers-to-be who
contributed to this collection of articles. Their narratives illustrate
the reflective stances they took in making sense of their professional
and academic lives.
This e-book comprises two sections. Articles in the first
section present ‘enlightenment’ that the authors gained from their
lived experiences, and those in the second section offer enlightening
perspectives on the chosen topics.
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Second, putting teacher and student perspectives side-by-
side encourages dialogue, rather than monologue. Teachers become
students, and students become teachers. When students see that
teachers actually want to and can learn from them – what the I feel privileged to have the opportunity to write the
teachers says has much more meaning. foreword of this e-publication on the practices of good teaching
which is an issue of importance in the landscape of education.
Third, when teachers and students listen to each other – Though good teaching lacks a clear definition, current thinking about
learning becomes more exciting, more enlightening and more active. good teaching sees thoughtful, reflective practices as the bedrock
When this happens learning moves to a different plane – it becomes of professional growth. More importantly, the focus in professional
alive. As Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote: "The main part of discourses on excellence in teaching stresses the formation of
education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make learning communities where students and teachers come together
facts live." to construct knowledge and to engage in intellectual interaction.
I recommend this book for anyone with a passion to improve The title of this e-book highlights the ‘enlightening’ power of
learning and teaching at the same time. So do yourself a favor, make lived experiences on the participants’ perceptions of their life-world.
a nice hot cup of tea, sit down, and be enlightened. The word ‘enlighten’ is formed by affixes attached to the word stem
‘light’, suggesting the ways in which experienced events shed light
Prof. Allan David Walker on one’s understanding of situations and phenomena. The concept
Chair Professor of ‘enlightenment’ originates from the 18th-century philosophical
Department of Education Policy and Leadership movement which stresses the importance of critical reappraisal
Dean of Faculty of Education and Human Development of existing ideas. When used within the context of religion, it
means spiritual awakening and revelation. When used in a general
sense, and within the realm of education, it means the gaining of
greater knowledge and insights that enables one to view a situation
or a subject in an evolved way. Enlightening experiences have
transformational effects on the teachers and teachers-to-be who
contributed to this collection of articles. Their narratives illustrate
the reflective stances they took in making sense of their professional
and academic lives.
This e-book comprises two sections. Articles in the first
section present ‘enlightenment’ that the authors gained from their
lived experiences, and those in the second section offer enlightening
perspectives on the chosen topics.
